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Friday, September 12th, 2025
the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
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Hebrew Names Version

Nehemiah 11:2

The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Yerushalayim.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Thompson Chain Reference - Willingness;   Work, Religious;   Work-Workers, Religious;  

Dictionaries:

- Fausset Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, the Books of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Nehemiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Malchiah;   Sallai;   Writing;   Zeboim;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
King James Version
And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
English Standard Version
And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.
New Century Version
The people blessed those who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
New English Translation
The people gave their blessing on all the men who volunteered to settle in Jerusalem.
Amplified Bible
And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
New American Standard Bible
And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
World English Bible
The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the people thanked all the men that were willing to dwell in Ierusalem.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the people blessed all the men who freely offered to live in Jerusalem.
Berean Standard Bible
And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
Contemporary English Version
Then everyone else asked God to bless those who were willing to live in Jerusalem.
Complete Jewish Bible
The people blessed all those who volunteered to live in Yerushalayim.
Darby Translation
And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
Easy-to-Read Version
The people who stayed asked God to bless those who were willing to move to Jerusalem.
George Lamsa Translation
And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
Good News Translation
The people praised anyone else who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
Lexham English Bible
And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.
Literal Translation
And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to live in Jerusalem.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And ye people thanked all the men that were willinge to dwell at Ierusalem.
American Standard Version
And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
Bible in Basic English
And the people gave a blessing to all the men who were freely offering to take up their places in Jerusalem.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the people thanked all the men that were willing to dwel at Hierusale.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
King James Version (1611)
And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselues, to dwell at Ierusalem.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the people blessed all the men that volunteered to dwell in Jerusalem.
English Revised Version
And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe the puple blesside alle men, that profriden hem silf bi fre wille to dwelle in Jerusalem.
Update Bible Version
And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
New King James Version
And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
New Living Translation
And the people commended everyone who volunteered to resettle in Jerusalem.
New Life Bible
And the people praised all the men who were willing to live in Jerusalem.
New Revised Standard
And the people blessed all those who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the people bestowed a blessing on all the men, who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
Revised Standard Version
And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.
Young's Literal Translation
and the people give a blessing to all the men who are offering themselves willingly to dwell in Jerusalem.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

Contextual Overview

1 The princes of the people lived in Yerushalayim: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Yerushalayim the holy city, and nine parts in the [other] cities. 2 The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Yerushalayim. 3 Now these are the chiefs of the province who lived in Yerushalayim: but in the cities of Yehudah lived everyone in his possession in their cities, [to wit], Yisra'el, the Kohanim, and the Levites, and the temple servants, and the children of Shlomo's servants. 4 In Yerushalayim lived certain of the children of Yehudah, and of the children of Binyamin. Of the children of Yehudah: `Atayah the son of `Uzziyah, the son of Zekharyah, the son of Amaryah, the son of Shefatyah, the son of Mahalal'el, of the children of Peretz; 5 and Ma`aseyah the son of Barukh, the son of Kolchozeh, the son of Hazayah, the son of `Adayah, the son of Yoiariv, the son of Zekharyah, the son of the Shiloni. 6 All the sons of Peretz who lived in Yerushalayim were four hundred sixty-eight valiant men. 7 These are the sons of Binyamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Yo`ed, the son of Pedayahu, the son of Kolayah, the son of Ma`aseyah, the son of 'Iti'el, the son of Yesha`yah. 8 After him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty-eight. 9 Yo'el the son of Zikhri was their overseer; and Yehudah the son of Senu'ah was second over the city. 10 Of the Kohanim: Yedayah the son of Yoiariv, Yakhin,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

blessed: Deuteronomy 24:13, Job 29:13, Job 31:20

willingly: Judges 5:9, 2 Corinthians 8:16, 2 Corinthians 8:17

Reciprocal: Exodus 25:2 - willingly Exodus 39:43 - blessed them Judges 5:2 - when 2 Samuel 14:22 - thanked Nehemiah 4:22 - every one 1 Corinthians 9:17 - if I

Cross-References

Genesis 10:10
The beginning of his kingdom was Bavel, Erekh, Akkad, and Kalneh, in the land of Shin`ar.
Genesis 11:9
Therefore the name of it was called Bavel, because the LORD confused the language of all the eretz, there. From there, the LORD scattered them abroad on the surface of all the eretz.
Genesis 13:11
So Lot chose the Plain of the Yarden for himself. Lot journeyed east, and they separated themselves the one from the other.
Genesis 14:1
It happened in the days of Amrafel, king of Shin`ar, Aryokh, king of Ellasar, Kedorla`omer, king of `Elam, and Tid`al, king of Goyim,
Isaiah 11:11
It shall happen in that day, that the Lord will set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, who shall remain, from Ashshur, and from Mitzrayim, and from Patros, and from Kush, and from `Elam, and from Shin`ar, and from Hamat, and from the islands of the sea.
Daniel 1:2
The Lord gave Yehoiakim king of Yehudah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God; and he carried them into the land of Shin`ar to the house of his god: and he brought the vessels into the treasure-house of his god.
Zechariah 5:11
He said to me, "To build her a house in the land of Shin`ar. When it is prepared, she will be set there in her own place."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem. Who were not taken by lot, but of their own accord settled at Jerusalem; they praised them for it, and wished them all happiness and prosperity, since they denied themselves of ease and profit for the sake of the public good; and it is this which makes the difference between the list of the inhabitants of Jerusalem in 1 Chronicles 9:2 c. and this here, that takes in all that settled there, whether voluntarily or by lot this only such as were fixed by the lot, and of them only those who were of greatest note and esteem, as Jarchi observes, and so it follows.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Nehemiah 11:2. All the men that willingly offered — Some volunteered their services, which was considered a sacrifice to patriotism at that time, as Jerusalem afforded very few advantages, and was a place of considerable danger; hence the people spoke well of them, and no doubt prayed for God's blessing upon them.


 
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